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Small stature limits Mars' ability to hold water, study findsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2021 For a planet to be habitable, it must be able to hold significant amounts of liquid water. ... more 
NASA plans to send lunar rover to Nobile region of moon's South PoleWashington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2021 NASA's ice-hunting VIPER lunar rover, scheduled to arrive on the moon in 2023, would land near the Nobile Crater on the lunar South Pole, the space agency announced Monday. ... more 
NASA offers new website to look at Mars rover imagesWashington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2021 Fans of NASA's Mars rover Perseverance can now see the robotic explorer and its activity in a 3D depiction of the Red Planet terrain via a new website. ... more 
Lunar crater named after Arctic Explorer Matthew HensonMoffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2021 The International Astronomical Union has named a crater at the Moon's south pole after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, a Black man who in 1909 was one of the first people to stand at the very to ... more |
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Dynetics selected to build NASA's sustainable lunar landerHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has been selected to help NASA enable a steady pace of crewed trips to the Moon's surface as part of the Artemis program's Next Space Technologies for ... more 
NASA confirms thousands of massive, ancient volcanic eruptions on MarsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of "super eruptions," the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period. S ... more  
Mushballs stash away missing ammonia at Uranus and NeptuneParis, France (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Mushballs - giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water - may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus that has been puzzling scientists. A study present ... more  
Observations in stellar factory indicates start of planet productionHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Using radio data from the ALMA observatory and physical modelling, astronomers led by Kamber Schwarz (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and University of Arizona) have managed to determine the mass ... more 
How planets may be seeded with the chemicals necessary for lifeLeeds UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Analysis of unique "fingerprints" in light emitted from material surrounding young stars has revealed "significant reservoirs" of large organic molecules necessary to form the basis of life. D ... more |
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China's cargo craft docks with space station core moduleBeijing (XNA) Sep 21, 2021 China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3, carrying supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-13 crewed mission, successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on Monday, according to the China Ma ... more 
Men may sleep worse on nights during the first half of the lunar cycleUppsala, Sweden (SPX) Sep 14, 2021 Men's sleep may be more powerfully influenced by the lunar cycle than women's, according to a new study from Uppsala University, now published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. ... more 
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day missionBeijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2021 Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission, the latest landmark in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. ... more 
UK space company to establish link with the far side of the MoonLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 The satellite, named Lunar Pathfinder, will be vital for the planned return missions to the Moon. Built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and supported by 11.6 million pounds in UK Space Age ... more 
China prepares to launch Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraftWenchang, China (XNA) Sep 17, 2021 The combination of the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y4 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agen ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2021 
Fans of NASA's Mars rover Perseverance can now see the robotic explorer and its activity in a 3D depiction of the Red Planet terrain via a new website.
The site, Explore with Perseverance, is updated when the rover makes a significant move. NASA has uploaded seven locations, starting with the Octavia E. Butler Landing Site at which the spacecraft landed Feb. 18.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2021 
In 2023, NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon's South Pole to map and explore the region's surface and subsurface for water and other resources. Part of Artemis, VIPER will launch on a SpaceX Falcon-Heavy rocket for delivery to the Moon by Astrobotic's Griffin lander under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
Mushballs - giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water - may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus that has been puzzling scientists. A study presented by Tristan Guillot at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2021 shows that mushballs could be highly effective at carrying ammonia deep into the ice giants' atmospheres, hiding the gas from detec ... more |
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 Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
Using radio data from the ALMA observatory and physical modelling, astronomers led by Kamber Schwarz (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and University of Arizona) have managed to determine the mass of a potential "planet factory," the protoplanetary disk around the star GM Aurigae. From their reconstruction, which includes a determination of the disk's temperature profile, the astronomers deduc ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Sep 21, 2021 
When it comes time for NASA's Psyche spacecraft to power itself through deep space, it'll be more brain than brawn that does the work. Once the stuff of science fiction, the efficient and quiet power of electric propulsion will provide the force that propels the Psyche spacecraft all the way to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The orbiter's target: a metal-rich asteroid also call ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 21, 2021 
China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3, carrying supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-13 crewed mission, successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
At 10:08 p.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-3 completed a computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking at the rear docking port of the Tianhe core module. The whole process ... more |
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 Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2021 
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign watched fragments of two meteors as they ramped up the heat from room temperature to the temperature it reaches as it enters Earth's atmosphere and made a significant discovery. The vaporized iron sulfide leaves behind voids, making the material more porous. This information will help when predicting the weight of a meteor, its likelihoo ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2021 
The U.S. Army says it's developed a combat-capable prototype of a high-energy laser weapon.
The laser, which has been 24 months in the making, can be mounted on a Stryker military vehicle and used to defend troops against drones as well as rockets, artillery and mortars, according to an Army press release this week.
Over the summer, the new weapon was successfully tested in Fort ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2021 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency advanced missile defense capability in a successful flight test that could pave the way for systems to engage with incoming threats multiple times, officials said over the weekend.
Sunday's test included a three-stage booster in two-stage mode, which allowed the Ground-Based Interceptor missile to release a Raytheon-designed mockup of an Exoatmospheric Ki ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a natural laboratory to study the origins of life. Like Earth, Titan has a dense atmosphere and seasonal weather cycles, but the chemical and mineralogical makeup are significantly different. Now, earthbound researchers have recreated the moon's conditions in small glass cylinders, revealing fundamental properties of two organic molecules that are believed to exi ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 16, 2021 
Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their catalytic activity is reduced either due to protective molecules called "ligands" surrounding them or aggregation resulting from ligand removal. In a new study, scientists from Japan elucidate the ligand removal mechanism for gold NCs and irradiate them with UV light to prevent ag ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
When it comes to a marriage with quantum theory, gravity is the lone holdout among the four fundamental forces in nature. The three others-the electromagnetic force, the weak force, which is responsible for radioactive decay, and the strong force, which binds neutrons and protons together within the atomic nucleus-have all merged with quantum theory to successfully describe the universe on the t ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters, generating ample evidence that a meal has taken place.
But whereas one might leave behind droppings of pasta or splatters of yogurt, the other creates an aftermath of mind-boggling proportions. When a black hole gobbles up a star, it produces what astronomers ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Sep 08, 2021 
Elon Musk announced a humanoid robot designed to help with those repetitive, boring tasks people hate doing. Musk suggested it could run to the grocery store for you, but presumably it would handle any number of tasks involving manual labor.
Predictably, social media filled with references to a string of dystopian sci-fi movies about robots where everything goes horribly wrong.
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 Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
A collaborative effort called Operation Protovision is unveiling a new competitive phase of the Department of the Air Force's Golden Horde Vanguard program. Launched by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Defense Innovation Unit and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, the new live and virtual components allow a variety of competitors to showcase technologies in a Golden Horde Colosseum where so-ca ... more |
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